In "Exile" by Alejandra Pizarnik, the delirium she faces
comes from the contradictory element of using drugs. The high that one gets from a drug
is compared to the hell that follows. Comparing drugs to angels is fitting in that
angels can be fascinating and beautiful but also horrifying in that they often can
accompany images of death.
And who is not joyful while among
poppies?
And who does not have a fire, a death,
a fear, something
horrible,
even if it might come with feathers,
even if it might come
smiling?
This implies that
angels appear while in the intoxication of poppies. And clearly, many other negative
factors are associated with the use of this drug that comes from poppy
seeds.
To be under the influence of drugs is to be exiled
from reality and with it comes the fear and death associated with
angels.
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